Kharbu, Drass, Kargil, Ladakh, India

Content updated on May 15, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kharbu


The village Kharbu is located in Drass Tahsil of Kargil District in the Union Territory of Ladakh in India. It is governed by Kharbu Gram Panchayat. It comes under Drass Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kargil, which is about 30 kilometers away from Kharbu.

Travel and Communication for Kharbu


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kharbu


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kharbu is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kharbu is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kharbu


As per available data from the year 2009, 1074 persons live in 145 house holds in the village Kharbu. There are 508 female individuals and 566 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.3% and males constitute 52.7% of the total population.

There are 1064 scheduled tribes persons of which 505 are females and 559 are males. Females constitute 47.46% and males constitute 52.54% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 99.07% of the total population.

Population density of Kharbu is 1201.34 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kharbu


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Total area of Kharbu is 89.4 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 63.5 ha. About 2 ha is un-irrigated area. About 61.5 ha is irrigated area. About 61.5 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 5.7 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 20.2 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Kharbu


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Kharbu.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Kharbu.

There is a government middle school in the village Kharbu.

There is a government secondary school in the village Kharbu.

There is a government senior secondary school in the village Kharbu.

Colleges in Kharbu


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Kargil, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Kargil, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

Other Educational Facilities in Kharbu


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Kargil, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Kargil, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Kargil, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

Healthcare Facilities in Kharbu


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

There is a allopathic hospital with 1 doctors and 6 paramedical staff in the village Kharbu.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Kharbu.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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